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Getting acquainted with Anabel was definitely something we would recommend! This girl definitely has personality, style and flair and just the right sprinkling of snark to make us laugh! Her mom Cindy and her little sis Eliza both came along for the day and we had perfect sunny weather. Anabel is a drama queen too – no not that kind of drama queen – she’s a tech in the drama department at her school! The girl has skills. We had a solid game plan to do a bit in the studio including the yearbook shot before we headed out to get some nature themed photos, so let’s start in the studio…

Getting Acquainted With Anabel

We used our red couch / black background set up indoors which is always a winner!

How great are the cowboy boots with the denim? We stuck with this theme on location too which you’ll see in a sec, but before we do that let’s look at some of the behind the scenes fun from the day! First with our 6 second looping vine:

Anabel flashed the winning smile a lot on her session & she was stylin! #Boots #DenimVest https://t.co/WApcXTJykT

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 30, 2016

Next we have the replays of our Periscope broadcasts which are a lot of fun – and they’re even more fun to watch and be a part of live which you can do from your smartphone by downloading the app and following us at @frameablefaces here. You can also watch from twitter here.

First in the studio…

LIVE on #Periscope: Doug&AllyIn the studio with Anabel for #SeniorPictures!#ClassOf2017 https://t.co/eo3GUXBv53

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 26, 2016

….and then on location!

LIVE on #Periscope: Doug&AllyOn location with Anabel for #SeniorPictures! #ClassOf2017 ☀️ https://t.co/IBoAxQ6Tmx

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 26, 2016

Now let’s get back to the photos on location!

This photo is a first – it’s the first time we’ve brought this particular chair on location and Anabel looks fantastic in it outside with perfect lighting on her hair!

Next we have our girl on a bridge – one of our more secluded spots we don’t get to very often…

And lastly we have a pensive Anabel with another wardrobe change in front of the stone wall…

And there you have it – now you are acquainted with Anabel too! We hope you enjoyed the highlights of our day with her!

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Emily Embraces Her Inner Awesome On Her Senior Session!

September 15, 2016

by Doug Cohen

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It is time to share a spectacular senior session where Emily embraces her inner (and outer) awesome! The younger sister of one of our former seniors Alayna, we were excited to get the call that she was coming to the studio! Emily recently returned from Oregon for her senior year and her mom Krista, Alayna, and her BFF all came along – we’ll call them “Emily’s Entourage” haha! Meanwhile what a great girl – and that’s why I chose “inner awesome” just because we really like these girls – just nice sweet people! Our conditions for a location session in Birmingham were exceptional and the session followed suit! So let’s get to the photos!

Emily Embraces Her Inner Awesome…

It’s the inner awesome that allows the true beauty to come out and be captured by Ally’s camera and you will see plenty of that starting with this first photo of Emily by Quarton Lake!

Great coordinated wardrobe too – those boots!

Next let’s take a look at some of the behind the scenes fun from the shoot! First we have our 6 second looping Vine where you’ll see us grabbing the yearbook headshot before heading outside…

So fun w/@EmilyBrasch on her #SeniorPictures! She was fantastic! #ClassOf2017 https://t.co/KBVyxQugPh

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 23, 2016

Next we have the replays of the live Periscope broadcasts from the day! If you haven’t downloaded Periscope yet you can do so here and be a part of our broadcasts or you can watch them on twitter here. Either way you can find us at @FrameableFaces!

LIVE on #Periscope: Doug&AllyOn location with @EmilyBrasch for #SeniorPictures!!!☀️ https://t.co/XsDnsvOEJU

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 20, 2016

And here is part two!

LIVE on #Periscope: Doug&AllyOn location with @EmilyBrasch AND Krista for #SeniorPictures!!!☀️ https://t.co/SjnF0ClOHn

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 20, 2016

Okay now let’s get back to a few more of what we’re here for – the photos!

Love the close up! Now for one in the water – these are always fun!

We’ll leave you with this next one which is uniquely Emily’s – we had another double tree like this one that we had used several times at this park, but this one works even better than the other one! The blue top really makes Emily’s eyes pop here too!

And there you have it! Emily embraced her inner awesome that day indeed and we hope you enjoyed the highlights from our day!

Blake Is A Bad Dude And He Brought It On His Senior Photo Session!

September 10, 2016

by Doug Cohen

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Blake is a bad dude and what a senior session we had with him! As for him being a bad dude let me explain… We’ve known Blake and his mom for a bit and our son Tony actually was on the swimming team with Blake in middle school – even back then Blake was blowing people out of the pool. He’s a heck of an athlete. But part of being a bad dude is also being nice to your mom and Blake appears to have a great relationship with his mom Carol who joined us. He’s just a mild mannered enjoyable guy to be around! He plays guitar too so he is really well rounded. Overall those are the things that make him a bad dude!

First to Pontiac…

Blake was really prepared with the style – Ally loves pink shirts on guys and he had his letter jacket, a formal look, and his guitar too. We had a great game plan to head to Pontiac and get some edgy shots and that’s what we did first so we will start there:

Self assured and cool!

Next we have a nice one in the letter jacket.

Before we get to a couple more let’s see some of the behind the scenes from the day. First with our 6 second looping vine which includes Blake playing a couple chords from “All Along The Watchtower” in front of a huge Jimi Hendrix canvas!

Blake's session was REALLY cool – he really rocked it!☺️#ClassOf2017 #SeniorPictures https://t.co/0BUczkP5Ud

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 22, 2016

So cool!

Next we have the extended replays of our Periscope broadcasts. You can join in our broadcasts in the app at @frameablefaces at this link or you can watch them live on twitter as well.

First in Pontiac:

LIVE on #Periscope: Doug&AllyOn location in #Pontiac with Blake!#ClassOf2017 #SeniorPictures https://t.co/kbnMBPpWZi

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 17, 2016

Next as we head back indoors here is the broadcast from the Frameable Faces studio!

LIVE on #Periscope: Doug&Allyin the studio with Blake for more pics!#ClassOf2017 #Photography https://t.co/M90qhf2KQ5

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 17, 2016

Bad Dude Blake

Here are a couple of studio photos – they are awesome.

GQ all the way…

And lastly here’s a little boyish charm in the pink!

So there it is – Blake is a bad dude indeed and we hope you enjoyed our highlights of our day with him!

We Are Posting This ‘Cuz We Love Photographing Cousins!

September 8, 2016

by Doug Cohen

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It is so nice when cousins are around the same age and enjoy hanging around with each other, and it makes photographing cousins a joy! This was definitely the case with the crew we’re about to show you. We have had half of them (the local half) in the studio before around Halloween time for photos, but the other half live out of town so we hadn’t had the pleasure of meeting them before. They are a beautiful bunch and they belong to one of our mall neighbors – they are Nancy’s grandchildren from across the hall at Nancy’s Linens! And talk about prepared kids….they were coordinated nicely with the clothes and they had plenty to say about what photos and poses they had planned for their photo session! There was even a written out list involved!

Siblings together…

We did this session on location at the house of the “local crew” and we did a few rounds of individual photos, sibling group shots and group shots of the whole squad! The conditions were just perfect that morning for a photo session. Let’s start with the siblings…

Photographing Cousins

Sibling crew 1 looks awesome!

Now for sibling crew 2:

Photographing Cousins

So cute!

Photographing Cousins

Now let’s get to a couple of the whole crew… These kids made the job pretty easy.

Photographing Cousins

The goal here was to have some fun and not get too formal – just to get some photos of kids being kids and cousins being cousins and the swing set was a perfect prop to get everyone into place! We love this last one we’ll leave you with with the youngest of the group on the oldest’s shoulders…. Everyone looks fantastic!

Photographing Cousins

And there you have it! We had a blast with these guys and we hope you enjoyed the highlights of our day with them!

MAXing Out Some Senior Pictures In A MAXimum Way – With Max!

September 7, 2016

by Doug Cohen

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Max is a legacy here at Frameable Faces – the third and final senior sibling from this fam and thus, the end of an era… But nothing to be sad about! Senior pictures always represent new horizons and exciting futures and that’s what we’re celebrating here! We love Max’s mom Stacey and she joined us on this location session for Max where we did some “MAXing out” for sure. And hey we had some fun along the way!

MAXing Out…

This session was relatively short and sweet but we got a lot accomplished without traveling too far – the West Bloomfield library to be exact where there are some really nice trails and a little brick to use over by city hall as well. The conditions were perfect and so off we go with the highlights!

As you can see we started out with a little brick and sidewalk for this chill shot. Max is lookin’ good!

Next we headed over to the trails to get some more natural settings, starting with Max on the park bench with the hoodie… dig it.

Before we get to the next couple of images let’s take a look at some of the behind the scenes – you know how we do it… First with our 6 second looping Vine:

Good times with @sandsmx on his senior session! #ClassOf2017 https://t.co/uyboJFWQs4

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 20, 2016

Next we have the replay of our live Periscope broadcast from the session for your extended viewing. If you haven’t followed us on Periscope yet you can download the app and tune in at this link, or you can also catch the broadcasts live right on twitter!

LIVE on #Periscope: Doug&AllyOn location with Max for #SeniorPictures! ☀️#ClassOf2017☺️ https://t.co/5XnCYESgNp

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 16, 2016

Okay now back to the photos for one more outfit change for our guy…

And we’ll finish it with a close up!

Awesome! We were definitely MAXing out and we had fun doing it! We hope you enjoyed the highlights of our day!

We Took Over Detroit With Reed On His Senior Session!

September 2, 2016

by Doug Cohen

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We have spent more time in Detroit this year than ever before and that’s not by accident. Detroit has been roaring back with a comeback like we’ve never seen in our lifetime and many seniors want to have their sessions in the city. We have become familiar with some great spots and we are still discovering new ones all the time making for some awesome outings! Reed’s session was no exception and he’s the second guy from this family Ally has had in front of her camera!

Family Affair…

Reed’s parents Brent and Tracie came along for the day as did his younger brother Mason. Brent and I worked together back in my corporate days so we go pretty far back – about 20 years to be exact! So this was a fun opportunity to hang out together for a day – it turned out to be somewhat of a wild and wacky session complete with wipeouts and a traveling party that got involved (more on that later) and the weather even cooperated despite a shaky forecast! So let’s get to it. But first a studio shot before we head downtown…

Good looking dude – looks just like his dad too…

Reed Takes Over Detroit…

Our first stop was on Belle Isle which is definitely becoming one of our favorite spots. Love this view of the skyline behind our guy!

We have a couple more to look at but let’s sprinkle in a little behind the scenes action… First the 6 second looping Vine that pretty much sums it all up….

#BelleIsle, CHAOS, Party photo bombs…@1legions had a #Detroit session for the ages! https://t.co/uQPrDywFDz

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 17, 2016

Here is the replay of our Periscope broadcast from Belle Isle. You can be a part of our broadcasts on the Periscope app with your smartphone by downloading the app and following us at @FrameableFaces here.

LIVE on #Periscope: Doug&AllyIn #Detroit w/@1legions for #seniorpictures!!! ☺️#ClassOf2017 https://t.co/jcMMpHmBhD

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 12, 2016

Here’s another photo from Belle Isle with a new spot we found with the bog in the background and a well placed American Flag!

Now here is where it gets a little crazy! Hehe…

This next Periscope replay you’ll see where this merry band of travelers came pedaling by Comerica park where we were setting up to get a photo in front of one of the Tiger statues. Brent went to grab my iPhone but like a botched track and field relay the handoff failed and Brent went down trying to save it… I guess I should have known this broadcast was pegged for madness when I somehow started the broadcast without the title pasted in. “Untitled” is probably appropriate. Ha!

LIVE on #Periscope https://t.co/rsIsbqrU2t

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 12, 2016

Meanwhile if you watched the whole thing you saw that the party people took a liking to Reed and wanted their own senior picture, so here it is….

Classic!!!

From there we headed over to the Dequindre Cut to wrap it up, and we broadcasted again this time on Facebook Live…

We’ll leave you with one more photo from this last part of the session…

And there you have it! We certainly took over Detroit on this day with Reed – a session we’ll never forget and we hope you enjoyed the highlights!

We Are Literally In Love With Lily And Her Senior Session!

August 27, 2016

by Doug Cohen

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Lily is easy to “fall in love” with – she’s just cool. She gets it – outgoing, beautiful, really talented, smart, and a friend of our Lacey’s! She’s the total package! She has represented our studio this year as a spokesmodel for the class of 2017 and we’ve photographed her a few times now so we know it’s going to be a great day when Lily is in front of Ally’s camera!

It’s also a rare occasion that we have the opportunity to photograph a session at Cranbrook because you need to be an approved vendor or have some kind of special permission. Cranbrook is obviously beautiful and with perfect weather (even if it was a little hot) the planets were aligned so to speak. Lily definitely delivered and her mom Amy came with us too – she’s a delight. So let’s get to some highlights of our day!

In Love With Lily…

This entire session was on location since we were able to get some nice studio stuff on Lily’s spokesmodel session already. So let’s get to it…

Love this bridge by the Japanese gardens. How cute is she?

By the way let’s take a look at some of the behind the scenes fun we had – first with a 6 second Vine for your looping pleasure…

WOW what a session w/@lilymassie2! These photos will be amazing! #ClassOf2017 #SeniorPictures https://t.co/CxSwWdqFiW

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 14, 2016

We also have one Periscope broadcast to share but it wasn’t easy… there wasn’t much of a signal on Cranbrook’s campus so we only have the one replay here for your extended viewing! You can watch our broadcasts at @FrameableFaces on Twitter here or join in the broadcasts on Periscope on your smartphone with the app here!

LIVE on #Periscope: Doug&AllyOn location with @lilymassie2! ❤️#SeniorPictures #ClassOf2017 https://t.co/3HA8QMlUNq

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 10, 2016

Now let’s get back to more photos!

Love it!

The lighting was fantastic for this next photo and we love the pose – Lily really rocked it – she’s a pro.

For the last photo we found a waterfall that was not easy to get to, but it was totally worth it – what a great spot!

Great one to end on! Love this girl indeed and we hope you enjoyed the highlights from our day with Lily!

Caroline In The City For Her Awesome Senior Session In The D!

August 25, 2016

by Doug Cohen

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Okay that title was just too easy! When your senior is Caroline and you head to Detroit City for her senior session, then a TV show with the same name provides convenient inspiration. Detroit sessions are proving to be epic and this one was no exception complete with a trip to Polish Village in Hamtramck for dinner afterwards with Caroline and her parents! But before we get to that let’s talk about Caroline for a sec… Another friend of our Lacey’s, we’ve known her for a few years now so this was a lot of fun (Lacey even came along). She’s a North Farmington Raider just like us, a total sweetheart, and she looked amazing for her session!

Awesomeness in the studio…

Before we headed downtown we started out in the studio to get a few photos here including a few on the red couch with the red paper background like this one:

Beautiful! And love the color coordination with the flowers…

Now before we head to Detroit for a few more shots let’s take a look at some of the behind the scenes action from our day! First we have the Periscope replay from the studio during the above setup with the red couch. If you haven’t followed us yet on Periscope you can see the broadcasts on twitter or join the broadcasts in the app on your smart phone at this link.

LIVE on #Periscope: Doug&AllyIn studio with @Strausssy! ☺️❤️#ClassOf2017 Yassss! https://t.co/B4yfUFvOSu

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 9, 2016

Next we have our 6 second Vine from Belle Isle and Eastern Market in Detroit for your looping pleasure:

.@strausssy KILLED it on her senior session in #Detroit! #ClassOf2017 https://t.co/YixRGAzckP

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 13, 2016

Caroline In The City

Our first stop was Belle Isle which is a fantastic location especially since it became a state park. This spot provides a nice vista to get a little of the Detroit skyline in the background…

Here’s the broadcast we did from Belle Isle by the fountain:

LIVE on #Periscope: Doug&AllyOn Belle Isle with @Strausssy! ☺️⛲️❤️#ClassOf2017 https://t.co/PHm9UNFjwc

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 9, 2016

Next we headed over to Eastern Market where there are a ton of amazing murals on the walls – many of them commissioned and quite stunning, and that’s where we captured this close up:

Caroline was definitely in the zone at this point and we were having a blast! Love the colors and her top definitely brings out her eyes here…

Here’s our last broadcast from the day in the Eastern Market area – so cool…

LIVE on #Periscope: Doug&AllyAwesome murals at Eastern Market w/@Strausssy! #ClassOf2017☺️ https://t.co/cafu5vHjzK

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 9, 2016

We ended up in the new section of the Dequindre Cut which we had never been to – I thought it would be cool to get a panorama of my own of the scene with my iPhone…

And here is one of the photos from this scene that we LOVE. Caroline looks fantastic!

So there you have it! Caroline in the city and bringing her A-game for an awesome senior session in the D! We hope you enjoyed the highlights from our day!

Leah Left A Lasting Impression On Her Senior Session!

August 17, 2016

by Doug Cohen

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Leah left a lasting impression on her senior session for sure, but we didn’t really doubt that would be the case. Leah is a character and with her gorgeous curly red hair she’s impossible to forget! We’ve known Leah for a long time too so this was one of those many surreal senior sessions we have here with seniors we’ve known since they were little. Aside from the yearbook headshot this was an entirely on location session and we had a great day for it. The summer has been hot but the visuals have been beautiful. Leah’s mom Laynie came with us just like she did a few years back for Leah’s older sister Sara’s session and we had fun once again! So on that note, let’s get to some photos!

Leah Left A Lasting Impression…

Our first spot was one that Leah suggested and one we had never photographed before! There are always new spots to find, and this one was so cool because it was a pond literally covered with a sheet of green algae… take a look!

What a cool backdrop it makes and the lighting on Leah’s hair is awesome!

Before we head to our next location let’s look at some of the behind the scenes fun from our day – first with our 6 second looping Vine:

Play it @LeahLangnas! ☺️Great senior session! #SeniorPortraits #ClassOf2017 https://t.co/ec4n4kEUGG

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 9, 2016

As an added bonus here is the link to the little Snapchat story we did which is notable for the “beautiful” graphic I dropped in perfectly at the end of the clip of Leah playing guitar. Don’t ask me exactly how I did it because I’m not quite sure… lol.

Next we have the replays of the live Periscope / Twitter broadcasts from our day for your extended viewing. If you haven’t downloaded Periscope yet and want to be a part of our community there you can do that at this link. You can follow and see Periscopes on Twitter too at this link.

First we have the “bog scope”…

LIVE on #Periscope: Doug&AllyOn location with @LeahLangnas!☀️#ClassOf2017 #SeniorPictures https://t.co/HmMfT01FKt

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 6, 2016

Next we have the scope from behind the West Bloomfield library…

LIVE on #Periscope https://t.co/YVSiLJJJEh

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 6, 2016

Okay so let’s get to a few more photos!

This is our second location where we have Leah breaking out her guitar against the barn… love this!

Here’s one at the same spot but with a stone background….

And one more with Leah surrounded by (and adding to) the natural beauty!

And now you see why Leah left such a lasting impression indeed! We hope you enjoyed the highlights of our day!

Kylie Killed It On Her Senior Session – Not Even Kinda Kidding

August 15, 2016

by Doug Cohen

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Kylie killed it on her senior session. What does that mean exactly? It means she owned it, slayed it, rocked it, kicked major butt, looked amazing, had fun – you know, all of that stuff. It wasn’t the first time Kylie had been in front of Ally’s camera since she used to come here to the studio for dance photos, but this was completely different. We planned this session out with an epic sprawl of locations, technique, timing, style and general awesomeness. Kylie’s mom Kelly joined us and we had a great time – we’ve been excited to show these!

First In The Studio…

We started out in the studio where we worked with our signature “black and blowy” setup which we love – sometimes black clothes against the black backdrop looks so cool when you know how to light it, and Kylie looks beautiful here…

Stunning!

Before we head out to the location photos let’s take a look at some of the behind the scenes fun from our day shall we? First we have our 6 second looping Vine:

@KBuckfire's senior session was EPIC – & a ton of fun! ☺️#ClassOf2017 #SeniorPictures https://t.co/1N7pcwCxNT

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 7, 2016

Next we have the replay of our live Periscope / Twitter broadcasts for a more extended view of the session! If you haven’t downloaded the Periscope app or followed us on Twitter you can do that here and here.

First we have the studio broadcast…

LIVE on #Periscope: Doug&AllyIn studio w/@KBuckfire for #seniorpictures! #ClassOf2017 https://t.co/vcuqbvDYKW

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 3, 2016

And next the beach broadcast – really more of our walk to the beach – we’ll get to those photos in a sec…

LIVE on #Periscope: Doug&Allyon location at the beach with @KBuckfire! #ClassOf2017 https://t.co/Dl2Kyqckxe

— Frameable Faces (@FrameableFaces) August 3, 2016

Kylie Killed It…

So as you can tell the session got off to a good start in the studio and the location photos followed suit! First we headed over to Birmingham to get a few photos in the city like this one:

Then to finish up we headed over to Dodge Park at Cass Lake to get a couple photos at the beach and with the water in the background – these are fabulous and this was Kylie’s idea!

We’ll leave you with this one with a pretty sailboat that came right into the frame – very cool!

So yeah Kylie killed it as you can see, and we are thrilled with the results! We hope you enjoyed the highlights of our day with her!